Avandia
Rosiglitazone tablets for type 2 diabetes. It helps the body respond to insulin better rather than stimulating insulin production.
- Category
- Diabetes Management
- Active ingredient
- Rosiglitazone
- Route
- Oral use
- Form
- Tablet
- Strengths
- 2mg · 4mg
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Avandia details
- Condition
- Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
- Alternative names
- rosiglitazone
- Therapeutic class
- Thiazolidinedione
- Pharmacological class
- PPAR-gamma Agonist
- Minor side effects
- headache; muscle pain; indigestion
- Moderate side effects
- weight gain; oedema; hypoglycaemia
- Dosage forms
- Tablet
- Administration route
- Oral use
- Supply category
- Prescription-only medicine (POM)
- Originator
- GlaxoSmithKline
- Onset Time
- 2–4 weeks
- Duration
- 24 hours
- Storage instructions
- Store below 25°C.
- Drug interactions
- Gemfibrozil; Rifampin; Insulin
- Age restrictions
- Approved for adults.
Contraindications
congestive heart failure; active liver disease; hypersensitivity to rosiglitazone
Serious side effects
heart failure exacerbation, requires immediate medical attention; macular oedema, requires immediate medical attention
Patient summary
Rosiglitazone tablets for type 2 diabetes. It helps the body respond to insulin better rather than stimulating insulin production.
Mechanism of action
Improves peripheral tissue insulin sensitivity by binding to nuclear peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma.
Pregnancy and breastfeeding
Pregnancy: Do not use during pregnancy unless strictly necessary. Breastfeeding: Avoid.
What you will receive
Avandia is used here as a reference originator brand name to identify the medicine. We are not affiliated with the brand owner, and this listing does not offer the originator product.
- The supplied product is a generic equivalent containing Rosiglitazone, not the originator brand shown as the reference.
- The exact generic brand, manufacturer and dispatch location are confirmed based on the product, destination and available manufacturer or partner warehouse.
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